Monday, July 21, 2025

Dhaka to seek TAPI gas details from ADB

Bangladesh will seek details from the Asian Development Bank, secretariat of the four-nation transborder gas pipeline, on the prospect of gas import from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, officials said. An Energy Division official told New Age that they had recommended that the Economic Relations Division should seek the details from the Asian Development Bank ... Read more

Anti-counterfeiting campaign launched

Demand for fake currencies rises Demand for counterfeit currency has increased across Bangladesh with profit margins increasing from Tk. 10,000 to Tk. 30,000 per lakh of false notes produced. Concern among banks, businesses and the general public has risen, as well, say sources at the Bangladesh Bank.According to the Deputy Commissioner of the Detective Branch ... Read more

Faulty teaching method keeps students at bay

English and maths: two biggest worries A report, prepared by a 16-member government committee, headed by University Grants Commission member Prof. Atful Hye Shibly, has stated that English is usually being taught through Bengali in classrooms, and that the practice hinders proficiency in English. The committee was assigned the task of identifying the obstacles to ... Read more

Mobs kill 6 thieves

Mobs beat to death six thieves and injured seven others in Mymensingh and Kushtia districts yesterday. In Mymensingh, four transformer thieves were beaten to death while six others wounded by villagers of Balipara in Trishal upazila around 2:45am. Of the deceased, only the identity of Sabuj, 18, could be ascertained immediately,

Extortion rampant on waterways

Extortion from launches and other river vessels has reached a stage in the absence of effective steps by law enforcers that it has become impossible for vessels to ply without paying such money, owners and workers alleged. River transport workers and owners are now virtually kept hostage by criminals and goons. The situation has put both the ... Read more

Teachers, students fear delay in studies

BUET stalemate Teachers, students fear delay in studies Teachers and students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology feared that the current movement against the vice-chancellor and the pro-vice-chancellor could delay the academic life of the students. The university authorities are yet to announce the date of tests for admission to the university. The results of ... Read more

PM seeks more contacts among parliamentarians

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today underlined the importance of greater institutional contact between the parliamentarians of Bangladesh and Britain to further strengthen historic relations between the two countries. The Prime Minister, now in London to attend opening ceremony of Olympic Games 2012, expressed this view when leader of the opposition and Labour Party leader Edward Samuel ... Read more

Charge sheet submitted against RAB-7 officials

Anwara shrine robbery case Police on Thursday submitted a charge sheet of the Anwara Talsara Darber Robbery case accusing seven officials of the RAB-7 including its former chief Lt Colonel Zulfikar Ali Majumder. Officer in-charge (Investigation) of the Anwara Police Station Abdus Salam submitted the charge sheet to the court of chief judicial magistrate in ... Read more

SCBs keep borrowing from call money market

The state-owned commercial banks continued to borrow from the call money market in the first seven months of the current year though liquidity pressure in the market eased. An official of the debt management department of the central bank told New Age that private and foreign commercial banks and non-bank financial institutions had reduced

Govt asks owners not to close RMG units in Ramadan

Owners agree to ensure workers’ payment before Eid The government on Thursday directed the apparel factory owners not to close any of their units in Ramadan and to pay workers before Eid-ul-Fitr to head off any disorder in the export-oriented sector. Officials told a home ministry meeting that sudden closure of factories and job cuts ... Read more

Govt may review proposal

Mobile Bill Tax Govt may review proposal Finance Minister AMA Muhith has hinted at reversing a plan to impose 2 percent tax at source on mobile phone bills. Responding to a query on whether he would review the fact that the tax to be entirely borne by customers, he said, “It certainly needs consideration. Let’s see.” ... Read more